Title :
Remote detection of fiber fuse propagating in optical fibers
Author :
Abedin, Kazi S. ; Morioka, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei
Abstract :
A novel technique of remotely detecting fiber fuse from the electrical spectrum of backreflected light is proposed and demonstrated. When fuse occurred, a rise in signal level over 50dB was observed for frequencies ranging ~20-500 KHz.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; backreflected light; fiber fuse; optical fibers; remote detection; Fiber lasers; Fuses; Laser modes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Power lasers; Radio frequency; Remote monitoring; (060.2290) Fiber materials; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (350.1820) Damage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
